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Chapter 126 Finals!Get the head start! [A big chapter with [-] words, please beg me to subscribe]

La Liga has finally come to an end.

Atletico Madrid, a dark horse that suddenly emerged, was in trouble until the end. In the end, it defeated Real Madrid by 1 point and won the La Liga championship. This is the 10th La Liga championship in the history of Atletico Madrid!

That night, countless Atletico Madrid fans celebrated wildly all night long at the Calderon Stadium and Poseidon Square.

But neither Yang Hao nor Atletico Madrid players were able to participate.

Because they have to immediately switch to preparations for the UEFA Cup.

Yang Hao didn't even have time to pay attention to the news reports from the outside media. After the recovery training the next morning, he had a closed-door meeting with the coaching staff to discuss tactics against Liverpool.

The Premier League has also been suspended. Liverpool has finished third in the Premier League this season, but is 3 points behind Manchester United at the top.

This is already a considerable gap.

Ferguson's Manchester United is in the most prosperous dynasty era in Premier League history.

Of course, Houllier's Liverpool are also very strong.

Before Yang Hao traveled through his previous life, many fans didn't know much about the football environment at the beginning of the century. They were very disdainful of Liverpool's five-time championship at the beginning of the century, thinking that they lacked the two most important and weighty championships, the league and the Champions League.

There is nothing wrong with that of course.

But you must know that Michael Owen successfully entered the 2001 Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year competitions by virtue of Liverpool's five crowns, and also won the Ballon d'Or.

In this era, the Golden Globe Award is more valuable than the World Footballer.

To some extent, this is a recognition of the gold content of Liverpool's five crowns.

German midfielder Hamann, who has experienced the Five Crowns period and the Istanbul Miracle Period, once commented on the two teams. He believed that the Liverpool that won the Five Crowns during Houllier's coaching period was stronger than the Liverpool during the Istanbul period.

As the five-time champion and the main midfielder during the Istanbul Miracle, Hamann's evaluation is still of great reference value.

In Yang Hao's view, Liverpool's five-time crown certainly lacks some gold content. After all, there is no league and Champions League. But to say that Liverpool's five-time crown is poor is to underestimate it.

Especially this UEFA Cup final.

This is the first time Liverpool has reached the European finals since the Heysel tragedy in the 80s.

Therefore, everyone at Liverpool attaches great importance to this.

It can even be said that this is Liverpool's most important game of the season.

……

After Yang Hao, Lillo and others discussed it, they easily reached a consensus.

The most important thing to stop Liverpool from scoring is to keep an eye on two players.

One is Husky.

Needless to say, he is Liverpool's tactical center. He is 1 meters tall and his strength is very dominant in the Premier League.

If it was Atletico Madrid last season, Yang Hao would really have a headache, but now, Atletico Madrid has Lucio.

Both Yang Hao and Lillo believed that Lucio was strong enough to fight against Hesky.

The premise is that he does not waste money.

The other one is Irving's speed.

Irving is not only a player with speed, he has a very keen sense of smell and is very good at running around. You can see the way he played after he was frequently injured and lost his speed.

In his previous life, Yang Hao always felt that Real Madrid's introduction of Irving was a very strange move.

Of course, the transfer fee is very low.

But the team already has Raul, so why sign Irving?
The styles of the two players are really similar, Raul is better technically and Irving is faster.

Another point to note against Liverpool is the midfielder's late penetration, represented by Gerrard.

Gerrard now also plays as a right midfielder.

Liverpool's two wings are also very impactful, and Heskey's running range is quite large, often running to the wings to catch the ball.

This will also cause some trouble for Atletico Madrid's defense.

Once Heskey is pulled out, the central defender will be taken away, and there will be space for Owen and the midfielder to step in behind.

"Husky must be strangled at this point."

Yang Hao still has a headache about this.

Heskey is a bit like Drogba. You have to send someone to follow him. Neither Pochettino nor Carvalho can beat him.

But if Lucio is asked to focus on him specifically, the defense will have to change and mistakes will easily occur.

If you don't follow, then Liverpool will definitely keep beating Heskey, which will be very troublesome.

"Let Lucio follow?"

Yang Hao was silent for a moment, "During the training session, let's practice it. Let Ade play Heskey, and Baraja and Graveson will squat in the middle, ready to support the defense at any time."

"It's feasible, give it a try." Lillo agreed.

No one else had an opinion either.

Another headache is Irving's speed.

Liverpool's tactics are characterized by simplicity, or in other words, very single.

As long as you can restrain their tactics, their offense will not pose too many threats.

But to be honest, the simplest is often the most effective.

It's not that easy to guard against.

Whether it's Heskey's physical fitness or Irving's speed, it's really hard to defend.

"There is also set-piece defense. Liverpool has too many tall players, so set-piece offense is a big advantage."

What is the average height of Liverpool's defense?

1 meters or more.

从左到右是1米91的特劳雷、1米95的海皮亚、1米85的亨乔兹和1米91的前拜仁右边后卫马库斯·巴贝尔。

This is simply as tall as a forest.

However, in the second half of the season, Houllier preferred to replace Traore with Carragher, who is 1 meters tall.

Carragher is a right-footed player and plays as a left back, so Liverpool's defense on the left will be a big problem.

Therefore, Houllier often uses Murphy to partner Carragher.

Another possibility is to adopt a three-midfielder style, using McCallister, Hamann and Gerrard, with Smicer up front.

However, this style of play tends to be defensive and is mainly used in strong dialogues.

In this game with Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao feels that Liverpool is more likely to use 442.

After analyzing so many advantages of Liverpool, the main reason is that Yang Hao, Lillo and others know very well that as long as they can block these attacks from Liverpool, Houllier's team will only hate Dortmund.

Atletico Madrid's advantages are the wing attack and the No. 4231 position brought by the [-] formation, which is Deco's advantage in this position. Coupled with Pandiani and Adriano, these advantages are not lost at all. Liverpool.

Houllier must also be having a headache now on how to restrain Atletico Madrid's offense.

As for the finals, first consider how to hold on and make yourself invincible.

Liverpool's style has always been to press out and play.

If the Red Army really went on the defensive, Yang Hao would be extremely happy.

Facing a La Liga team that is good at passing and controlling the ball, can Liverpool defend it by going on the defensive?
Many times, football games are not as complicated as imagined.

Contain your opponent's advantages and give full play to your own advantages, and you will win.

……

From the last round of the league to the UEFA Cup final, every day is very, very tight.

The coaching staff tried their best to squeeze out a training session and conduct targeted drills.

It’s not that Atletico Madrid’s coaching staff is amateur, but some adjustments and restorative training are essential.

Otherwise, the players will not be able to perform well during the game, and no matter how good the tactics are, it will be useless.

During the targeted training, Yang Hao stood on the sidelines and watched the two tough men Adriano and Lucio fighting on the court. He really felt something special.

These two guys are really fierce!

After training, Yang Hao called Lucio to his office.

In the game against Alaves, Lucio made a serious mistake. Although he scored a goal later and the merits were offset, Yang Hao was still worried about him.

But there is no way, there is no perfect player in this world.

Especially defenders, it is impossible not to make mistakes.

Is Cannavaro strong?

Let alone Inter Milan's low period, wasn't he also being scolded in Parma this season?
Defenders are all scolded by others.

However, as time goes by, whether the good memories you leave to the fans are more profound, or whether your mistakes are more shocking, this will determine the fans' reputation for you in the future.

The more he understands professional football, the more clearly Yang Hao realizes that in the final analysis, football still depends on physical fitness.

The body here not only includes height, strength, speed, etc., but a comprehensive consideration of data.

Both defenders, Ramos and Pepe are two different types.

Both of them look rough on the surface and have gradually matured after training, but fans can easily find that Ramos often fouls and even likes to foul, while Pepe has transformed after experiencing it to a certain extent.

why?
Because Ramos's body is not as good as Pepe's.

Whether it's physical confrontation or height, it's not as good as it is.

Don't underestimate this, it is precisely because of the physical gap that Ramos has to use other means to make up for it.

Defensive players who are about the same height as Ramos, including Puyol, Carvalho, Thiago Silva, etc., all take this route, because they can't do it with real swords and guns.

But Pepe and Lucio are different. They have very good physical fitness, and after accumulating experience to a certain extent, they gradually improve.

There are also Nesta and Cannavaro, the difference is the same.

Regardless of whether it was in his past life or this life, among the many central defenders Yang Hao has seen, Lucio's body is really the strongest.

At the same time, he also has an ability that most defenders do not have.

Advance!

……

"In fact, I have always wanted to find an opportunity to talk to you about the game against Alaves."

After Yang Hao asked Lucio to sit down, he poured him a glass of water, expressing his kindness and saying that he did not mean to blame him.

But Lucio was still a little scared.

I always feel that it is not a good thing to be yelled at and lectured before the UEFA Cup final.

"Boss, I know I made a mistake, and I swear I will never do it again."

Yang Hao laughed and said, "Just save it. Can you believe the oath you swore? When you get on the court, your mind is so excited that you may have forgotten it? Can you still remember the oath you swore?"

Lucio smiled bitterly, "If nothing else, you still understand me, boss."

"Don't be so hippie."

Yang Hao had a solemn expression, took a piece of paper from the side, and casually drew on it the general situation of the match against Alaves that day, especially the general position of the players at that time.

"Look, when you advance with the ball, Moreno is looking at you."

"Yes, this kid is so elusive that I was shocked." Lucio complained quickly.

"Don't tell me that you were careless and didn't notice him." Yang Hao didn't give him a chance to make excuses.

Lucio immediately didn't dare to argue any more, because what Yang Hao said was right.

At that time, he was only thinking about how to pass the ball forward.

"In addition to physical confrontation and high balls, your advantage is interception. This is the basic job of a defender. Your dribbling is indeed very good, especially your good breakthrough ability."

This kind of breakthrough is not necessarily a one-on-one breakthrough when facing a defensive player, but a breakthrough of a certain line of defense of the opponent.

Don't underestimate this, many defenders don't have this ability.

"You see, from a tactical point of view, if you break through, their midfielder must have someone to guard you. At this time, their midfielder's defense layout will be messed up."

Defensive players can tolerate a player dribbling the ball horizontally, no matter how you carry it, and they can also tolerate horizontal passes, but they will never allow you to easily break through and pass vertically.

Because this poses a huge threat.

Advancement in depth is something that all head coaches must take into consideration when designing offensive tactics.

To put it simply, how do you bring the ball from your own half to the opponent's threat area.

Long passes, side breakthroughs, short passes from the middle... these are all methods.

In theory, goals cannot be engineered.

When the head coach designs tactics, he can only design to send the ball to the threatening area, and the rest depends on the individual performance of the players.

For example, send it to the last pass or the penultimate pass.

The greatest significance of Lucio's advancement ability at the tactical level is that it can drive the team's offensive advancement.

This is a bit like the feeling of the back wave pushing the front wave forward, which can greatly damage the opponent's defensive formation.

But the risks are also very high.

"Once the ball is taken away or beaten behind, like it was against Alaves."

Lucio is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart.

Yang Hao had already explained the good and the bad to him clearly, and he knew what the problem was.

"Boss, I have thought about these issues myself before, but it was always vague. Now that you have analyzed it like this, I understand."

"10 meters."

"Huh?" Lucio didn't understand.

"The maximum advancement is 10 meters. Beyond this range, you have to consider whether you are sure."

According to Yang Hao's tactical design, the distance from the forward line to the back line is about 30 meters.

By this standard, Lucio can advance 10 meters, which is already a lot.

This means that as long as he can pass the ball into the gap after advancing, the receiver can directly threaten the defense if he passes forward.

You know, with the technical level of Atletico Madrid's current players, the success rate of a pass of about 10 meters is very high.

"I understand, boss, I will pay attention." Lucio was convinced.

"In the past two days, please study Husky's materials carefully for me." Yang Hao said again.

"Husky? The one from Liverpool?" Lucio suddenly became excited again.

"I'm telling you, when playing against Liverpool, being able to freeze Heskey is the key. If we can't guard him, our defensive pressure will be very high. And I took a look and found that our team has the skills to fight Heskey... "

Lucio immediately grinned, pointed at himself, and waited for the head coach to say it.

Yang Hao was very angry and funny about this guy, "I tell you, this is the key to our success or failure in the UEFA Cup final!"

By the end, he became very serious and not joking at all.

Lucio also felt it and nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, boss, I will definitely not mess around this time."

Yang Hao nodded secretly, he had made it clear enough.

"Wait, I hear what you mean, did you often mess around before?"

"No...no, I didn't, really, no." Lucio shook his head desperately.

"The more I think about it, the more something is wrong..."

Lucio didn't dare to stay any longer at this time, so he quickly stood up, turned around and left.

"Boss, I'm leaving first. If you need something, call me again."

He's strong, but he can run pretty fast.

Seeing Lucio running away, Yang Hao laughed in the office.

No guts!

Against Liverpool, Yang Hao was not worried about Atletico Madrid's offensive power.

As long as the defense can stop the Red Army, Yang Hao will win this game!

So, to a certain extent, he was right.

Lucio is really key.

I hope this guy doesn't disappoint!

……

After two and a half days of closed training in Madrid, Atletico Madrid set off for Dortmund, Germany.

It was already the day before the UEFA Cup final.

Yang Hao brought all the first-team players to Germany. He hoped that in this final decisive battle, everyone in the team could unite and fight side by side.

Liverpool arrived almost immediately after Atletico Madrid, but the hotels where the two teams stayed were relatively far away.

After checking in at the hotel and taking a short rest, it was almost time to go to the Westfalenstadion to participate in the familiarization training the day before the game.

The current UEFA Cup is quite influential. Even if they are just familiar with the field training, it still attracts a lot of media reporters. Major newspapers and TV stations in Spain have also arranged reporters to follow the team for interviews.During training, Atletico Madrid did not arrange any targeted projects, but some very routine training to familiarize themselves with the field, including crosses from the wing.

This is still very important.

The length and width of each stadium are different, including players like Vicente, Joaquin, Belletti, Aurelio, etc. They all need to be familiar with the width of the stadium so that they can control their intensity during the game.

The difference is a few meters, sometimes it’s a lot.

After training, it’s the pre-match press conference.

This is the first time Yang Hao has participated in the pre-match press conference of the European finals, and the sense of ceremony is quite strong.

Although it was only the UEFA Cup final, there were still many senior officials from UEFA, the chairman of the referee committee, the German Football Association and celebrities present, and they all met with Yang Hao one by one.

From their eyes, Yang Hao clearly saw surprise, as if they were thinking: Is this guy really the head coach of Atletico Madrid?
I'm younger in real life than in photos and TV.

At the subsequent press conference, Yang Hao was neither humble nor overbearing, and first expressed his respect for Liverpool and Houllier.

The Reds have already won the League Cup and FA Cup in England this season.

"This is a very remarkable achievement!" Yang Hao praised.

But it also made the media reporters very uncomfortable.

Shouldn't there be some excitement before such an important final?

So the media started fanning the flames.

For example, Arsenal coach Wenger, who lost the FA Cup final, said that Liverpool won the championship mainly because of luck.

"We were much better in the first 80 minutes, but there was a hole in the last 10 minutes and Liverpool were lucky enough to seize the hole and score."

Media reporters wanted to ask Yang Hao what he thought of Wenger's remarks.

This hole was dug...

"Wenger does have reason to feel regretful and unwilling for Arsenal's final mistake. This is normal, but I think Liverpool's tenacity, persistence and resilience are also very worthy of recognition. They persisted for more than 80 minutes and were rewarded in the end. .”

Yang Hao also mentioned by the way that the most important thing against Liverpool is to be wary of Irving.

"He is one of the best players in European football right now. No defensive player on any team wants to touch Irving. He is too fast!"

Yang Hao also believes that Liverpool is very good at attacking from behind. "Compared to the first half, I think they prefer to score in the second half."

It was the first time for Yang Hao to participate in such an important final. He walked on thin ice every step of the way. Even when being interviewed by media reporters, he was cautious.

Regarding Atletico Madrid, Yang Hao also said frankly that the team is very young and lacks experience in European finals.

Even, not just the players, but also Atletico Madrid.

"If we can win the UEFA Cup this season, it will be an unprecedented achievement for our club."

This will be Atletico Madrid's first UEFA Cup championship in the club's history.

"I think we have made very good preparations. My players and I will do our best to enter the game in the best condition."

"Nothing can stop us from bringing the UEFA Cup back to Madrid!"

Yang Hao's last words were relatively harsh.

……

In the reports published by the media the next day, it was obvious that Yang Hao's posture was obviously lower than that of Liverpool's Houllier, and his answers to questions and tone were not as sharp as Houllier's.

The famous French coach made harsh words directly. Liverpool must defeat Atletico Madrid and win the Triple Crown!

On the contrary, Yang Hao's attitude was obviously weaker.

Media from various countries have also interpreted this, believing that Yang Hao and his Atletico Madrid are very young and lack some experience, so they appear a little cautious in the game, which is also very normal.

As analyzed by the British Times, "Although Atletico Madrid is the darkest dark horse in La Liga and even European football this season, they still lack some confidence in front of the veteran giants Liverpool and before the UEFA Cup final. .”

Spain's Aspen newspaper also believed, "Yang Hao showed cowardice at the pre-match press conference!"

Oscar even stated in his column that Yang Hao's remarks severely damaged Atletico Madrid's morale and fighting spirit.

Bild put it more tactfully, saying Houllier was more confident and Yang Hao was more low-key.

Judging from the odds offered by the three major bookmakers before the game, Atletico Madrid is also slightly inferior to Liverpool, with a gap of about 4 to 6.

This is basically in line with public opinion.

Yang Hao just flipped through the newspaper, smiled, and began to discuss the evening's game and tactics with the players.

This was the last tactical meeting before the game. Yang Hao once again reiterated and emphasized some matters to pay attention to during the game.

Juanma Lillo also specifically analyzed Liverpool's tactics so that players can better cope with emergencies in the game to avoid being caught off guard after an accident.

Yang Hao took a general look and found that the pressure on the team was indeed very high, but the players were in good mental condition.

These Atletico Madrid players are at least European-level stars, and they are all national players from various countries. It is impossible without strong mental strength.

In order to further stimulate the players' fighting spirit and morale, Yang Hao spent his own money to carefully prepare a gift for them.

……

Before the UEFA Cup final.

Dortmund's Westfalenstadion, home team dressing room.

Along with the cheers and screams at the scene, bursts of fast-paced and strong drums sounded, and everyone in the locker room recognized this famous song, We Will Rock You, which has long been known in the football world.

And it’s a concert version.

But at this moment, the picture on the TV screen gradually lit up from darkness, but the picture was not the concert of the Bathhouse Band, but pictures of each Atletico Madrid player, all of which were pictures of their games in the past season.

Every player in the locker room can clearly recall the games of the past season from these photos, and the drum beats are like beating on their hearts again and again, making them all boil involuntarily. got up.

[Young man, you are a child who can only make noise, playing in the streets, hoping to become a big shot one day]

When Uncle Ya sang the first lyrics with his unique voice, the screen showed photos of Atletico Madrid players as children. Some of them were on the street, some on the court, some at home, and some in the wild...

Very appropriate.

And when the phrase [We will, we will rock you] was sung in chorus, everyone's bodies seemed to be on fire, and many people even sang along involuntarily.

[Brother, you are a young, determined man shouting in the streets that one day you will control the world]

The screen still showed photos of the players, but they were obviously larger.

In the locker room, everyone's emotions were ignited with this powerful song.

The players are clearly following the photos, searching their memories for their own memories.

As the lyrics say, they all have imagined countless times that they want to be a big shot and control the world.

The song is only more than two minutes long, which is not too long, but it is enough to arouse the enthusiasm of the players.

After singing the song "We will rock you", the concert immediately entered "We are the champions".

At this time, the screen began to switch to the scenes of Atletico Madrid's games in the past season.

[We are the champions, my friends, we will fight until the last moment]

In the picture, some players are leaping high to compete for headers; some are falling to the ground and shoveling; some are falling so hard that they are knocked over; some are prostrate and celebrating...

[We are champions, there is no time for losers, because we are the champions of the world...]

As Uncle Ya repeated it over and over again, he kept emphasizing and piling up emotions.

In the end, everyone was completely integrated into it, their emotions were completely aroused, their whole people were completely ignited, and they all sang along loudly involuntarily.

again and again.

……

This is a video that Yang Hao liked very much in his previous life.

Netizens call this "the bathhouse uncle holds a concert while taking a bath after get off work".

The coquettish movement, the ultra-short pants, the confident expression, the enchanting pace, and the bright red scarf on the chest...

As long as Yang Hao closes his eyes, the classic look of Uncle Ya when he sang these two songs at the Montreal concert in 1981 comes to mind, which is quite similar to the teacher singing Kunqu opera with his bare buttocks.

Precisely because of this, Yang Hao would not dare to show the live footage of Uncle Ya to death, otherwise this would not be a pep rally, but a comedy night scene.

Facts have also proved that if the coquettish Uncle Ya does not appear, these two songs at the concert are still particularly able to arouse emotions, especially when paired with these photos, the players can't control their hearts. Excited.

By the time the 6-minute song was played and the video was over, the players were completely mobilized.

At this time, the referee's bell rang just in time to signal entry.

All the players stood up one after another and turned to look at their head coach.

They are all ready!
"Go! Bring back the championship trophy!"

Yang Hao said only one sentence, opened his hands, hugged his players one by one, and sent them out of the locker room.

When he hugged each player, he could feel the power, the hunger, the determination, and the burning desire to win from the players.

This is what he wants to achieve.

……

When the French referee Gilles Wieser blew the whistle to start the game, a scene that surprised everyone was presented to the [-] fans at the scene, as well as countless fans squatting in front of the TV to watch the game. .

Atletico Madrid, which had kept a low profile before the game, actually took the initiative to attack Liverpool.

The three players, Vicente, Pandiani and Joaquin, who bore the brunt of the attack, quickly rushed towards Liverpool's defensive position like charging light cavalry.

After the ball landed at Pochettino's feet, he made a long pass to the right side of the frontcourt.

Yang Hao did not hide his tactical intentions at all. He told Houllier very clearly from the first attack and told everyone that he was going to attack Liverpool's left wing.

Liverpool's left back Carragher got ahead of Joaquin and headed the ball back.

But Atletico Madrid's second wave of offensive players are already in place.

Midfielders such as Deco, Gravesen and Baraja put pressure on Hamann and McAllister at the same time. They quickly regained the ball and quickly passed it to the right and handed it to the back. Come on Belletti.

Belletti decisively dribbled the ball forward, passed it to the front, and handed it to Joaquin.

Facing Carragher, Joaquin forced a breakthrough from the right and made a pass near the right side of the penalty area.

But the ball hit Carragher, who was chasing him all the way, and bounced out of the baseline.

corner kick.

"Atletico Madrid's opening attack was fierce."

“Their players got into the game right from the start.”

"Look at Atletico's corner kick this time."

"Deco took a corner kick and it hit the front line."

"Hyypia made a header to clear the ball."

"Liverpool's counterattack, Gerrard takes the ball..."

"Graveson made a tackle and successfully intercepted the ball."

"The ball is still in Atletico's court."

"Reorganize the offensive again and see if this time, we still have to play on the right, looking for Joaquín, and we still have to try to hit the bottom."

"The cross was too close to the goal and was confiscated by goalkeeper Westerwerder."

"Atletico Madrid played very resolutely in their opening attack."

……

Houllier stood in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, watching the game and frowning involuntarily.

He didn't expect that Yang Hao would actually press forward and fight so resolutely in the game.

This really surprised him.

He originally thought that with the attitude Yang Hao showed before the game, he should at least be more stable.

On the contrary, Liverpool's biggest feature has always been attacking.

Houllier is very good at grabbing the start, especially with Heskey and Owen's high and fast, directly grabbing the start. If he can score, then he can stabilize his position and launch a quick counterattack.

Houllier has tried this trick time and time again.

But tonight, Atletico Madrid's strategy was somewhat surprising.

Calling it a head-to-head encounter, it doesn't count, because Yang Hao exploited Liverpool's weakness, which forced Liverpool to strengthen its defense on the left.

For example, Murphy has to come back to help defend, and Harman has to get closer to this side.

But even so, with three against two, Liverpool's left wing could only barely hold on.

Atletico Madrid's offensive players have very strong personal abilities.

"This kid is really not afraid of death!" Assistant coach Phil Thompson was also surprised by Atletico Madrid's opening attack.

"I guess I wanted to grab a surprise. It really entered a positional battle, and the Spanish team's body suffered a lot." Sammy Lee is not only a famous player in Liverpool, but also played for Osasuna in Spain.

Now, he is also one of Houllier's top three assistant coaches.

"Deco is also starting to lean to the left now." Patrice Berg pointed to the court and reminded Houllier and his colleagues.

Everyone looked over and found that Deco was indeed approaching the right wing, which was Liverpool's left wing.

"This kid is really going to risk everything to score a goal."

"It's normal to have such thoughts."

But everyone was still surprised.

It’s the first time to participate in such a competition. The head coach and players are so young. They really don’t need to prepare for anything. They don’t even need to adapt to the rhythm. They just come up and pump their fists?
"They have obviously mobilized in the locker room." Houllier said his guess.

The Frenchman immediately walked to the sidelines and signaled Hyypia and Henchoz to pay attention to Pandiani.

No matter how Atletico Madrid plays on the wing, the ball still has to come back to the center.

Houllier also quickly noticed that after Belletti came up, Joaquin became more active on the right.

This puts huge pressure on Liverpool's left defense.

Deco also came over at this time to support the attack on the right, forcing Liverpool's entire defense to tilt this way.

When the game reached the 8th minute, Atletico Madrid tried to break through on the right but failed, and Belletti passed back to Deco in the gap.

After the Brazilian stopped the ball, he moved it laterally and suddenly moved the ball to the left side of the penalty area with a big kick.

Since Liverpool's entire defense was tilted to the left, right back Marcus Babel also had to move closer to the center with the queue to maintain a tight overall formation.

But then the left wing becomes empty.

Vicente had been waiting on this side for a long time, sticking to the left line and stopping Deco's long pass with his chest.

Marcus Babel also rushed over immediately, but Vicente didn't wait for him to get close and directly moved the ball diagonally toward the left corner of the penalty area.

At this time, I saw Aurelio rushing forward from the backcourt at high speed. Although Gerrard desperately chased back, Aurelio still took the lead, caught up with Vicente's pass, and walked straight in. In the penalty area, he rushed directly to the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area and sent a mid-to-high cross with his left foot.

In the middle of the penalty area, Pandiani, who had been gearing up for a long time, quickly followed up and poked his head out between Hyypia and Henchoz.

Aurelio's pass was very clever, and the height was just near the waists of Hyypia and Henchoz, which made it difficult for the two Liverpool central defenders to handle.

My feet can't be reached; my hands can't be used; my head can't be used either.

But Pandiani was different. After slightly bending his body, he leaned his head forward, and wanted to dive forward, just in time to meet Aurelio's pass, and hit it.

The ball turned in one direction and flew into the right side of Liverpool's goal.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"It was only 8 minutes into the game, 8 minutes, Atletico Madrid scored first!"

"Goal from Uruguayan center Pandiani!"

After Pandiani scored, he turned around and ran out excitedly.

Atletico Madrid players rushed to catch up, and finally celebrated the goal together on the sidelines.

The Atletico Madrid fans at the scene also gave deafening cheers.

Although the crowd only occupied half of the stadium, they still released passionate cheers that swept the entire stadium.

"Atletico Madrid's initial attack was very clever."

"Everyone knows that Liverpool defends on the left and almost every team wants to play on that side."

"Atletico Madrid did the same thing at the beginning, but in fact, they were waiting for the opportunity and suddenly made a move to open up the situation from the right."

"I have to say that Atletico Madrid's attacking tactics at the beginning were very targeted."

It can be clearly seen from the live TV footage that the two head coaches in front of the coaching bench had obviously different reactions.

Yang Hao was already punching there excitedly, obviously very satisfied with this goal.

Houllier turned and looked at the coaching bench in despair, with his back to the court, as if he didn't want people to see his expression at this moment.

"This goal should have been unexpected by Houllier, but he must have made plans to concede the ball first. After all, Atletico Madrid's offensive firepower this season is famous not only in La Liga but also in European football."

"They are the most offensive team in the UEFA Cup this season, bar none."

"Facing Atletico Madrid like this, Liverpool must have studied it."

Yang Hao was indeed very excited after the team scored the first goal, but he immediately sobered up and reminded the players to pay attention and continue to maintain pressure on Liverpool.

The score of 1-0 is not safe, but more importantly, although they are currently leading by goals, if they retreat too quickly, Liverpool will definitely take advantage of the trend, and the advantage they finally won will be destroyed in an instant. .

Therefore, he also wants to put a little more pressure on Liverpool.

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